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House - 16th/17th century

Tanrego West, County Sligo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of House - 16th/17th century, Tanrego West, County Sligo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Tanrego West
County
Sligo
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
54.23041, -8.61344
SMR number
SL019-062003-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

The remains comprise a rectangular, single-storey house (13.65m E-W; 6m N-S; Wall T 0.6m) with high gable ends and two large butresses on the S wall. There is a doorway (Wth 0.95m) E of the centre in the S wall. There are two large windows to the W of the doorway and one to the E. Located W of the centre in the N wall is a massive fireplace flanked by large windows. There are smaller fireplaces in each of the gables. There are two small rooms at the E end of the house and a single larger room at W. There is a bawn (SL019-062002-) associated with a levelled castle (SL019:062001-) c. 25m SE.

Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan

Date of upload: 19 January 2011

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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